Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '20 at 23:14
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 135 2-Core 206 86% 145 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 797 74% 619 Pts	64-Core 980 61% 980 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 157 Parallax 146 119% 150 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 154 Splatting 108 99% 122 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 513 418 479 237 208 119 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 813 Write 555 Mixed 617 SusWrite 329 129% 579 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 45.1 156% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 500 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 470 367% 502 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 144%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 86GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,104 Write 1748 Mixed 901 350% 1,584 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 59.9 209% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1,133 DQ Mixed 1,084 850% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 268GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 464 461 451 458 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 462 Mixed 336 SusWrite 459 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 37.8 143% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 316 240% 323 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 214GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 463 460 450 458 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 376 Mixed 331 SusWrite 459 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 37.9 145% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 315 240% 323 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 12 11 13 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	8.84% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 69.8 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 12.3 33% 43.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 8.84% Great: 90%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 84 119 108 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 8 Write 23.7 Mixed 6.3 SusWrite 105 26% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 24% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 4,608 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 28.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 28 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 110%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) - $320

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,910x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	265x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	261x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	274x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	180x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	332x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	192x
KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 20GBKingstonBench 84%, 239 samples	69x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16